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District Police Profile - Hazaribagh

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Love, peace humanity brotherhood are the basic tenets of humanity. Our society needs to be taught there basic trends for peaceful coexistence and prosperity of society and nation. Hazaribag district is full of nature and it has got mixture of all communities/religions.

I express my best wishes for the citizens of Hazaribag district and wish for their prosperity and all round development of the district. Development and prosperity depends on peace and smooth law and order situation of the district. I appeal to each and every citizen to keep a watch on bad elements moving in our own mohalla/Locality. It is our duty to the nation and constitution also that we should be law abiding and should keep a watch on any bad activity happening/taking place any where and also to inform the police for taking action against these elements. Watching a crime occurring and keeping silence is also a crime. I request every citizen to come forward against crime and extremism.

Situated in the north east part of North Chotanagpur Division, Hazaribagh is an ideal venue where one can find a blend of nature’s glory and a heritage of glorious past of Indian tradition. Meaning a thousand gardens, Hazaribag is a famous health hill resort situated at a height of 2,019 ft. above sea level. It has an excellent climate and beautiful scenery all around it in the midst of dense forest. The boundary of this district consists of districts of Gaya and Koderma in the north, Giridih and Bokaro in the east, Ramgarh in the south and Palamu and Chatra in the west.

Short History of Hazaribagh District:

The entire territory of Chhotanagpur, known as Jharkhand (meaning forest territory) was presumably beyond the reach of the Hindu influence in ancient India. Throughout the Turko-Afghan period (up to 1526), the area remained virtually free from external influence. It was only with the accession of Akbar to the throne of Delhi in 1556, that Muslim influence penetrated Jharkhand, then known to the Mughals as Kokrah. In 1585, Akbar sent a force under the command of Shahbaj Khan to reduce the Raja of Chotanagpur to the position of a tributary. After the death of Akbar in 1605, the area presumably regained its independence. This necessitated an expedition in 1616 by Ibrahim Khan Fateh Jang, the Governor of Bihar and brother of Queen Noorjehan. Ibrahim Khan defeated and captured Durjan Sal, the 46th Raja of Chotanagpur. He was imprisoned for 12 years but was later released and reinstated on the throne after he had shown his ability in distinguishing a real diamond from a fake one. In 1632 Chotanagpur was given as Jagir to the Governor at Patna for an annual payment of Rs. 136000. This was raised to Rs. 161000 in 1636 A.D. During the reign of Muhammad Shah (1719-1748), Sarballand Khan, the Governor of then Bihar, marched against the Raja of Chotanagpur and obtained his submission. Another expedition was led by Fakhruddoula, the Governor of Bihar in 1731. He came to terms with the Raja of Chotanagpur. In 1735 Alivardi Khan had some difficulty in enforcing the payment of the annual tribute of Rs. 12000 from the Raja of Ramgarh, as agreed to by the latter according to the terms settled with Fakhruddoula. This situation continued until the occupation of the country by the British. During the Muslim period, the main estates in the district were Ramgarh, Kunda, Chai and Kharagdiha. Subsequent to the Kol uprising in 1831 which, however, did not seriously affect Hazaribag, the administrative structure of the territory was changed. The paraganas Ramgarh, Kharagdiha, Kendi and Kunda became parts of the South-West Frontier Agency and were formed into a division named Hazaribag as the administrative headquarters. In 1854 the designation of South-West Frontier Agency was changed to Chhota Nagpur and it began to be administered as a Non-regulation province under the Lieutenant Governor of the then Bihar. In 1855-56 there was the great uprising of the Santhals against the British but was brutally suppressed. After 1991 census, the district of Hazaribag has been divided into three separate districts viz. Hazaribag, Chatra and Koderma. The two sub-divisions namely Chatra and Koderma were upgraded to the status of independent districts. Later in 2007, the sub-division of Ramgarh was also upgraded to the status of independent district.

Security Scenario

Hazaribagh is a very old district and Superintendents of Police were posted here since 09-05-1931. The old Hazaribagh district consisted of present Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Koderma, Giridih and Chatra districts. The district has got a history of communal riots and important festivals like Ramnavmi and Muharam are celebrated carrying strong communal sentiments

The Hazaribagh district has got 17 Police Station/OPs out of which 14 Police stations/O.P are badly affected by naxal activities. The present situation of naxal problem is very much under control still scattered incidents of naxal violence are often reported. The naxal have got reverses at many instance in this district and suffered huge loss in man Power and weapons also. Large scale desertion has taken place in naxal groups in recent past.

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